The purported strength of New Classical macroeconomics lies in its firm anchorage in preference-based microeconomics, particularly the decisions made by inter-temporal utility-maximising, ‘forward-looking’ individuals. To some, however, this strength has come at too high a price. The quasi-religious insistence that macroeconomics must have microfoundations — without providing ontological or epistemological justification for this requirement — […]
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“President Trump said networks giving him negative coverage may deserve to have their licenses revoked, ramping up threats administration officials have made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing.” — Axios
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I really like free speech. I love it, some might say. I love how I get to say anything I want and it’s totally fine, no problem. I don’t like when you do that though. I only like when I do it, or when people do it in a way I told them to do it. That’s when I really like free speech. In fact, I like free speech so much that I’ve decided it’s just mine now—not yours.
I like so many things about free speech. I like that my friends on TV can say they want to kill homeless people and then keep showing up for work like nothing happened.
StopICE.net filed a motion to quash a subpoena about an Instagram video that identified a Border Patrol agent.
The post The Feds Want to Unmask Instagram Accounts That Identified Immigration Agents appeared first on The Intercept.
Low-rating cable channel, Sky News Australia, has taken time out from celebrating the cancelation of Jimmy Kimmel to demand that children’s TV show, Sesame Street, be the next show on the chopping block as they feel the character Ernie, an... Read More ›
In a hearing that formally killed the bill, one lawmaker called it an “attempt to subvert our Constitution’s right to free speech.”
The post Democrats Slam Proposal to Give Marco Rubio the Power to Revoke Passports appeared first on The Intercept.
Online health record giant MyChart just slipped a clause into its terms and conditions barring patients from suing the firm for mishandling their health data.
A Byline Times investigation can reveal how Donald Trump’s key backer is now exporting discredited race science into mainstream politics in the UK
The Match Group online dating empire is now led by a former Palantir board member who sees AI as a “trusted friend” to users looking for love online.
“ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel off air for Charlie Kirk comments after FCC pressure.” — New York Times
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The FCC has long held that “the public interest is best served by permitting free expression of views.” But given recent events, we recognize there may be some confusion about what is actually allowed. We have added these guidelines for late-night hosts and other members of the traitorous left-wing media.
Allegations that Venezuela is a narco-state have justified strikes, sanctions, and military buildups. But even US intelligence concedes Maduro is not directing the gangs blamed for "invading" America. The evidence reveals a familiar playbook for war.
The post From WMDs to “Narco-States”: How the US Sells Wars the Intelligence Doesn’t Support appeared first on MintPress News.
The immediate calls for the execution of Charlie Kirk’s killer mark a resurgence of pro-death penalty politics in Utah and beyond.
The post Utah Was Shifting Away From the Death Penalty. Then Came Trump and Tyler Robinson. appeared first on The Intercept.
Everyone says that this new crop of American Nazis is really mean, but I, a white journalist, went out to talk to them for this profile, and they were actually really nice. I mean, sure, when I first met George Nathan Bedford Forrest Wallace on his compound, I was a little thrown off by his swastika hat, Confederate-flag T-shirt, and his pants, which had a crossed-out trans flag on each leg. All those hateful clothes made him seem a little mean.
But when he opened the front door of his bunker for me, and I thought, See, this is a guy with manners. He knows how to treat a lady.
His wife, Davida “Duke” Wallace, was also very nice. She introduced me to her knitting circle, which was six pleasant middle-aged ladies who were just sitting down for sweet tea and cake before they went back to their latest group knitting project. I was a little nervous when I saw that they were knitting a very large blanket that read GO BACK TO AFRICA, but they also served me a scrumptious lemon cake with raspberry filling. They even gave me the recipe.
This censorship isn’t about jokes — it’s about serving corporate interests.
As a proud naturalised US citizen who has been publicly critical of the President, I am becoming increasingly fearful about my future here, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
What does the deep future hold for our night sky? Extraordinary data visualisations of the coming distortions of the Universe
- by Aeon Video
In China, companies that are closer to temples are more generous to shareholders: religion subtly shapes economic behaviour
- by Zhangxin (Frank) Liu
The Old Town of Würzburg seemed to offer a real connection to the past. But none of it was authentic
- by Sam Dresser
Breathing was once a natural reflex. How did it become a high-stakes biohacking ritual taught by wellness celebrities?
- by Oriana Walker
A new book explores what drives the brain’s sometimes insatiable quest for vengeance
The post Are Some People Addicted to Revenge? appeared first on Nautilus.
Ali and Aya, brother and sister, were treated by Dr Nick Maynard in Al Aqsa Hospital last year. They were the sole remaining members of their family after their parents and siblings were all killed in an attack on the so-called ‘safe zone’ of al-Mawasi. Dr Maynard operated on them both, recollecting that, ‘I still […]
The year 2018 was — just like most years — a year of both joy and sorrow. For me, however, the year will always be primarily associated with being the year my dearest friend of over thirty years — Bengt Nilsson — passed away. No words can truly describe what one feels when a person […]
Exclusive: Analysis reveals surging use of rhetoric about migrants and refugees being of "fighting age", "scavengers", "dirty foreigners" and part of an "invasion", as campaigners warn of channel’s radicalising effect